VMware Storage Tasks

This chapter contains the following sections:

Create Storage Profile

Summary
Creates a storage profile.
Description
The task creates a storage profile in an account.
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
Cloud Name: vmware​Cloud​Names​List Y
Storage Profile Name: gen_​text_​input Y
Description: gen_​text_​input
Rule-Set: Rules based on vendor-specific capabilities
Vendor VMware​Storage​Profile​Vendor​Type Y
Number of disk Stripes Per Object The number of HDDs across which each replica of a storage object is striped.​A value higher than 1 may result in better performance, but also results in higher use of system resorces.​Default value:1,Maximum value:12 gen_​text_​input
Flash read cache reservation (%) Flash capacity reserved as a read cache for the storage object.​Specified as a percentage of the logical size of the object.​To be used only for addressing read performance issues.​Reserved flash capacity cannot be used by other obejct.​Unreserved flash is shared fairly among all objects.​Default value:0,Maximum value:100 gen_​text_​input
Number of failures to tolerate: Defines the number of host,disk or network failures a storage object can tolerate.​For n failures tolerated,'n+1' copies of the object are created and 2n+1 hosts contributing storage are required.​Default value:1,Maximum value:3 gen_​text_​input
Force provisioning: If this option is Yes, the object will be provisioned even if the policy specified in the storage policy is not satisfiable with the resources currently available in the cluster.​VSAN will try to bring the object into compliance if and when the resources become available.​ Default Value:No VMware​Storage​Profile​Force​Provisioning​Type​List
Object space reservation (%): Percentage of the logical size of the storage object that will be reserved upon VM provisioning.​ The rest of the storage object is thin provisioned.​Default value:0, Maximum Value:100 gen_​text_​input
Outputs
Output Description Type
VSAN Storage Profile Identity VSAN Storage Profile Identity vsan storage profile
VSAN Storage Profile Name VSAN Storage Profile Name vsan storage name

Delete VMWare Storage Profile

Summary
Deletes a storage profile.
Description
The task deletes a storage profile from an account.
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
Account Name Select a cloud vmware​Cloud​Names​List Y
Storage Profile Select a Storage Profile VMware​Storage​Profile​List Y
Outputs
Output Description Type
OUTPUT_​VMWARE_​ACCOUNT_​NAME VMware account name.​ gen_​text_​input

Edit VMware Storage Profile

Summary
Edits a storage profile.
Description
The task modifies a storage profile in an account.
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
Cloud Name: vmware​Cloud​Names​List Y
Storage Profile Name: VMware​Storage​Profile​List Y
Description: gen_​text_​input
Rule-Set: Rules based on vendor-specific capabilities
Vendor VMware​Storage​Profile​Vendor​Type Y
Number of disk Stripes Per Object The number of HDDs across which each replica of a storage object is striped.​A value higher than 1 may result in better performance, but also results in higher use of system resorces.​Default value:1,Maximum value:12 gen_​text_​input
Flash read cache reservation (%) Flash capacity reserved as a read cache for the storage object.​Specified as a percentage of the logical size of the object.​To be used only for addressing read performance issues.​Reserved flash capacity cannot be used by other obejct.​Unreserved flash is shared fairly among all objects.​Default value:0,Maximum value:100 gen_​text_​input
Number of failures to tolerate: Defines the number of host,disk or network failures a storage object can tolerate.​For n failures tolerated,'n+1' copies of the object are created and 2n+1 hosts contributing storage are required.​Default value:1,Maximum value:3 gen_​text_​input
Force provisioning: If this option is Yes, the object will be provisioned even if the policy specified in the storage policy is not satisfiable with the resources currently available in the cluster.​VSAN will try to bring the object into compliance if and when the resources become available.​ Default Value:No VMware​Storage​Profile​Force​Provisioning​Type​List
Object space reservation (%): Percentage of the logical size of the storage object that will be reserved upon VM provisioning.​ The rest of the storage object is thin provisioned.​Default value:0, Maximum Value:100 gen_​text_​input
Outputs
Output Description Type
VSAN Storage Profile Identity VSAN Storage Profile Identity vsan storage profile
VSAN Storage Profile Name VSAN Storage Profile Name vsan storage name

Rescan VMWare Storage Adapter

Summary
Rescans the storage adapter on a host or a cluster.
Description
The task rescans the storage or host bus adapter on a host or a cluster.
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
Account Name Select cloud name to register the host node with gen_​text_​input Y
Rescan Host Node/Cluster Rescan Host Node/Cluster gen_​text_​input Y
Host Node The hode node IPAddress that is to be registered with the cloud gen_​text_​input Y
Cluster Select a cluster for rescan gen_​text_​input Y
Outputs
Output Description Type
HOST_​NAME_​AND_​ACCOUNT Host Name and cloud account vm​Host
CLUSTER_​NAME_​AND_​ACCOUNT Cluster Name and cloud account cluster